I bought a yard of the fabric here, and had a lot leftover after making 10 of these pouches. Because the quilting cotton was so thin, I backed it with a layer of white twill before sewing the two sides of the pouches together.

They were so easy to make that even Emily, who's eleven, could make one (she lost interest after that one).

On the blank canvas side, Emily and I drew Tsum Tsum faces with a black Sharpie.

Here are all the designs.

Then we slipped a piece of cardboard (we cut up cereal boxes) in each to prevent the ink from bleeding through when the guests colored their pencil cases.

On the day itself, we set out all the fabric markers we had in the house.

and the guests picked one pencil case each, colored the faces in, and added their names.

Some drew their own names,

and I drew blank block letters for those who wanted them.

This is usually our last activity - the guests can take their time to decorate their projects until they're picked up by their families.

Hello and Welcome!

I am a gratefully unemployed mom of three girls, all of whom are growing up much too soon! I like piles of warm, fresh laundry, the smell of salt air near the beach where I used to live, making lists, anything round (like heads) and the quiet evenings sitting with the man of the house after the kids are in bed.

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